Summers wills Reagan to victory late

Reagan's Jacob Ramos (right) pulls away from O'Connor's Reynaldo Zuniga to score at Comalander Stadium. The Rattlers rallied from a 14-point deficit to win their eighth straight against the Panthers.

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Reagan's Kash Knutson (09) nearly makes a grab at a catch late in the first half against O'Connor's Darryl Godfrey (02) and Reynaldo Zuniga (06) during their game at Comalander Stadium on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.

O'Connor quarterback Zach Galindo (14) throws to a receiver against the Reagan defense during their game at Comalander Stadium on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.

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O'Connor quarterback Zach Galindo (14) pushes his way into the end zone for a touchdown against Reagan during their game at Comalander Stadium on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.

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Reagan's Jacob Ramos (01) pulls away from O'Connor's Reynaldo Zuniga (06) and scores a touchdown in the first half of their game at Comalander Stadium on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.

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Reagan's Jacob Ramos (01) gets a pat on the head by teammate Marshall Young (07) after Ramos scores a touchdown in the first half against O'Connor during their game at Comalander Stadium on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.

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O'Connor's Billy Craft (44) gets tripped up by Reagan's Daerek Wilson (31) during their game at Comalander Stadium on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.

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Reagan's Marshall Young (07) runs from O'Connor's Darryl Godfrey (02) during their game at Comalander Stadium on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.

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The O'Connor Panthers take the field against O'Connor for their game at Comalander Stadium on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.

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O'Connor's Billy Craft sprints from Reagan's Trent Walker (18) during their game at Comalander Stadium on Friday, Sept. 6, 2013.

As Reagan's Ty Summers passed and dashed his way through O'Connor's defense Friday night, he looked eerily reminiscent of a former Rattler quarterback who's now playing on Saturdays — Oklahoma's Trevor Knight.

But after Summers rallied Reagan to a 31-28 victory over the Panthers in front of 5,160 at Comalander Stadium, O'Connor coach David Malesky preferred another comparison.

“It's pretty tough to tackle a Mack truck like him when you're tired,” O'Connor coach David Malesky. “(Summers) is a heck of a player.”

Summers willed the Rattlers (2-0) back from a 14-point deficit with a fourth-quarter, two-minute drill drive in which he accounted for all but 4 of 64 yards. He scored on a short run with 46 seconds left, finishing with 95 rushing yards and two TDs.

“What an adrenaline rush,” said Summers, who also completed 16 of 24 passes for 276 yards and a TD.

The Rice commit had several highlight-reel plays. In the third, he kept a play alive with a wild scramble before hitting Kash Knutson for 43 yards to set up score. He later made a 43-yard completion to Connor Heffron on fourth-and-5 to set up Marshall Young's TD, cutting O'Connor's lead to 28-23 in the fourth.

“I just wanted to have fun out there,” Summers said. “You have to take risks sometimes.”

Reagan needed the late-game heroics after failing to score on a pair of drives within the O'Connor 10, one because of an interception by Darryl Godfrey.

Summers' effort was enough to overcome a huge game from his counterpart. O'Connor senior Zach Galindo was 27 of 38 for 301 yards and three total TDs. Galindo put the Panthers (1-1) in position to win by completing seven straight passes for 72 yards on a drive that resulted in a 28-17 lead.

Reagan extended its winning streak over O'Connor to eight games, including playoffs.